New in Cinemas UAE This Week (5–11 January 2026)

If you’re planning a big-screen night out, this week’s cinema line-up leans hard into tense survival and gritty Korean crime drama. For the full cross-platform rundown, don’t forget to check the main What to Watch This Week UAE hub and keep an eye on the New in Cinemas UAE hub for fresh listings.

This Week’s Top Picks in Cinemas

• Greenland 2: Migration – Big, apocalyptic survival with Gerard Butler back in disaster-movie mode.
• No Other Choice – A Korean thriller about a paper-mill manager pushed past breaking point.

All New Cinema Releases This Week

Greenland 2: Migration – In Cinemas 8 January 2026

Action / Adventure / Thriller / Sci-Fi | Rating TBC

Five years after a comet strike nearly wiped out humanity, the Garrity family are forced out of the safety of their bunker and onto a devastated Earth. Their search for a new place to call home becomes a brutal road trip across ruined cities, dangerous communities and impossible choices.

Starring Gerard Butler, Roman Griffin Davis and Morena Baccarin, Greenland 2: Migration is the week’s big-screen event if you want high-stakes disaster and family-driven drama.

Watch it at Vox Cinemas and other major UAE chains.

No Other Choice – In Cinemas 8 January 2026

Comedy / Crime / Thriller | Rating TBC | Korean

After being ruthlessly discarded by his company and a brutal job market, a long-serving paper-mill manager spirals into a violent descent. Desperation to reclaim his dignity pushes him into increasingly dark choices, turning a grounded workplace story into a tense, morally messy crime thriller.

Starring Lee Byung-hun, Park Hee-soon and Son Ye-jin, this one is for fans of sharp Korean drama with social bite.

Watch it at Vox Cinemas and other participating UAE cinemas.

Recently in UAE Cinemas (Still Worth Catching)

From the last few weeks’ Top 5, these big-screen releases may still be playing and are worth hunting down if you missed them first time:

• Beneath the Light – Lighthouse psychological thriller about a man running from his past.
• Affinity – Ex-Navy SEAL pulled back into a violent conspiracy after a mysterious woman disappears.
• Nuremberg – Heavyweight courtroom drama about the Nuremberg trials and the nature of guilt.
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – Family-friendly underwater adventure.
• Bambi: The Reckoning – Horror spin on a childhood classic.
• Anaconda – Meta creature feature about a film crew stalked by a real monster.

Find details and context for these in:

• New in Cinemas UAE This Week – December 29, 2025
• What to Watch This Week in the UAE (December 22, 2025)

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